Taximeter.



1. F. OHMER 3 W. G. ORTH.-

TAXlMETER. APPHCATION FILSD APR. 23, 9x4.

Patented May 9, 1916 6 SHEETS-SHEET l.

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J. F. OHMER & W. G. ORTH.

TAXIMETER. APPLICATION HLED APR.23. 1914.

1,182,408. Patented May 9,1916.

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TAXIMEEER.

APPLICATION FILED A? UMWER J. F. ()HMER & W. G. ORTH.

TAXIMETER.

APPLICATION man APR.23, 1914 1,182,408, Patented May 9, 1916.

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. 1 CLC" JOHN F. OHMER AND WILLIAM G. ORTH, OF DAYTON, OHIO,

ASSIGNORS T0 OHMER FARE nneIsmin CQMPANY, OF ROCHESTER, NEW YORV TAXIMETER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Ma o, 1916.

Application filed April 23, 1914. Serial N 0. 834,002.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, JOHN F. OHMER and WILLIAM G. ()RTH, citizens of the United States, residing at Dayton, in the county of ontgomery and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Taximeters; and We do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention such as Willenable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same,'reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters and figures of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

This invention relates tov new and useful improvements in taximeters and is an improvement of the device shown, and described in the co-pending application of Ohmer and Bridenbaugh, filed June 3, 1912, Serial No. 701,208. F

The objects of .the present invention are several, principally; to provide means whereby the flag shaft and setting mechanism are returned to a normal position during the operation of taking the printed statement from the machine thereby dis pensing with one of the manual operations of the machine of the application above referred to; to provide means whereby the printing mechanism can only be operated 1 when the flag shaft and setting mechanism position; to p rgo'vide an is in the stopped bell-ringing mechanism improved form of which eliminates the erator becoming confused when operating the device; to provide new and improved means for. resetting the counters to zero;

and to providimeans which prevents the possibility of-the machine becoming disorganized when a printed record is taken by the inspector.

These and other objects of the invention will be more particularly described and pointedout in the specification.

Referring to the. accompanying' drawings Figure l is a front elevatiolnof a taximeter of the type shown and described in the above referred to application some parts thereof being eliminated and only those are shown which are essential to a proper understanding of the present.invcntion. Fig. 2

an elevation of the mechanism at the left is a detail view of the flag possibility of the 013- for.

end of the machine as seen from Fig. 1, Fig. i

3 is an elevation of the mechanism at the right end of the machine as seen in Fig. l. F g. 4 s a section on the line a-a of Fig. 1, F g. 5 IS a view similar to Fig. 3 with some of the parts removed. Fig. 6 is a detail view of the resetting to zero mechanism on the line b-b of Fig. 1, Fig. 7 is a detail view of the cam, ratchet and pawl devices of the resetting to zero mechanism, Fig. 8 is a detail view of the movable stops'and their actuating means for holding the counting wheels in their normal positions, the same being approximately a section on the line c-(' of Fig. 1, Fig. 9 is a section approximately on the line (ld of Fig. 1 showing in detail a portion of the initial counter actuating means. Fig. 10 is a detail of a portion of the mechanism shown in Fig. 2, the parts being in a different position, Fig. 11 is a sectional view approximately on 2, Fig. 12, Sheet 6, is a detail view of one of the stops, ratchets and pawls ofthe resetting to zero mechanism, Fig. 13, Sheet 5.

cam and lever, part of which is broken away. Fig. 14. Sheet'5, is a detail vieW of the full stroke mechanism.

Throughout the specification and drawings, similar corresponding parts.

The frame wor/c Mounted on a suitable base (not shown) looking at Fig. 1 is' a left end plate 1,, a right end plate 2; a left division plate 3 and a right division plate 4. The end and division plates are joined by lugs 5 while the division plates themselves are joined by an upper bar 6 and a lower frame member 7. Extending between the upper bar 6 and the member 7 are frame plates 8. 9 andlO which support the counters and the various actuating means there;

' ('ozmtcr and their actuating means. F igs. 1. 2, 4 and 9.-Journaled in theframe S. 9 and 10 is a shaft 11. Mounted on-this shaft 11 is a units and tens wheel 12 which the line e-e of Fig.

shaft, locking reference characters. denote plates represents cents, a dollar wheel 13 and a shaft 37 journaled to an oscillating shaft 18. The shaft 18 is journaled in the frame plate 9 and the division plate 3 and carries an arm 19 adapted to engage a four arm cam 20 mounted on a shaft 21 journaled in the end plate 1, division plate 3 and the end of the shaft 11. The shaft 21 carries a timing drum 22 in operative relation with a pawl 23 carried by the arm 19 and shown in dotted lines in Fig- 9 and in Fig.1. The drum 22 permits the cam 20 to actuate the arm 19 when the vehicle on which the taximeter is mounted has traveled a sufficient distance or has consumed time equivalent to the minimum fare charge. This expedient is well known in taximeter construction and needs no further description here. The shaft 21 is the main drive shaft for the counter and may be driven from a clock, as shown and described in the application hereinbefore referred to, or it may be driven from the wheels of a vehicleas follows: As will be seen from Fig. shaft 21. on the outside of the end plate 1 is provided with a ratchet 24, adapted to be engaged by pawls 25 mounted on a gear 26 freely journaled on the same axis as the shaft 21. The gear 26 is in mesh with a pinion 27 attached to a gear 28 mounted on a lever 29 the pivot or axis of .which is alined with shaft 21. The said lever 29 is adapted to be rocked by a cam 30 carried by shaft 31 of the setting mechanism hereinafter described. Vl'hen the cam 30 rocks said lever 29, the gear 28 is placed'in mesh with a gear 32 which in turn meshes with a gear 33. The gears 32 and 33 are mounted on pivots 34 and carry worm gears The worm gears 35 mesh with worms 36 on. aw in top and bottom bear.

ings 38 and the end of a shaft39 journ'aled in a bearing 40. The connection between the gears 32 and worms 36 form no part of .the present invention. It constitutes means whereby the counters are driven irrespective of the direction of travel of the vehicle and is more completely described in theapplication "above referred to. The-shaft 37 is connected to the shaft 39 through clutch members 41 which form part of an obstruction indicator mechanism more fully shown and described in the application ,hereinbefore referred to. Thesha ft 39 is connected in a well known manner to the wheel of the vehicle on which the taximeter is placed bv W hen said vehicle wheel is rotated, the counting wheels 12, 13- and 1 1 will be actuated in accordance with a predetermined rate of fare which is determined by the ratios of the gears in the'train previously described. Also mounted on the shaft 11 is acounting wheel 42 for indicating the amount of extra charges. This counting wheel and its actuating mechanism are more fully de- 2, the end of the meansfof a fiexibleshaft (not shown).

scribed in the application hereinbefore referred to. Referring briefly. thereto, the "said wheel is operated by a pawl 11 piveted on a shaft 11 on the end of which shaft is located'a cam 11. 'erated by a one revolution turn to count one digiton-said wheel 12, see Fig. 1. The .pawls 10, mounted cipro'cated by the cam 20, before referred to, through the aid of a spring 43 which depresses said pawls after having been pre-. viously-elevated by the cam 20, said spring 13 being connected to one end of an arm 44: on the oscillating shaft 18. The said pawls 16 are elevated out of an operative It willbe understood that the termset ting mechanism includes the means whereby theoperative relation is established tween .the' counters and the actuating mechanism thereof. 1 The counting wheels 12, 13,

are geared to two sets of printing wheels 16 and 17 through the The wheels, 46 are adapted to print the ticket, while the wheels 17 are adapted to print the record. The wheels 46 are mounted upon the shaft 19, while the wheels 47 are mounted on ash-aft 50,-see Sheet 1. The shaft -19. is mounted -in the frame plates 8, .9 and 10, and shaft 50 is mounted in counter frame 7", see Figs. 1 and 1, frame 7 being shown in dotted lines in Fig. 4. The type wheels aflcotiperate with the platen 51in printing the tickets, while the typewheels 47 cooperate with the'platen' 52 in printing the record. The platens 51 and 52 are mounted on frames 53 slidably inountedin bearings area the end plates 1 and will beseen from Figs. 1, 4 and 5. The frames 53- are provided with rollers 55 adapted to be engaged by cams 06' carried The cam 11 is opon the frame 17, are reagency of gears 48;.

14 and 12, which are of the indicating type,

upon a printing shaft 57 journaled in the end plates 1 and 2 and the division plates 3 and 4, see Fig. 5. The printing shaft 57 carries a gear 58 in mesh with a pinion 59 mounted on a pivot 60, as is shown in Fig. 3. The gear 59 is provided with a crank (31 by means OflVVlllCll the printing mechanism is actuated, see Fig. 1.

The setting mechanism, which is more fully described in the before mentioned application, has three positions; first, a. nor-.

nial position in which. the parts are shown in the drawings, Fig. 5, and in which position the machine is placed when the vehicle is for hire; second, a position when the shaft 31 of the setting mechanism has been givena quarter of a revolution from said first po.

sit-ion, and in which position the cam 30 has placed the gear 28 in mesh with the gear ,nnot an?! the r is prmided with a pin 1. The pin 91 engages the arm no at about the time the settlnig' mechani m reza'hrs the normal position. aw. throwing the pawl into engagelhei and limiting the rer xzn m, oi aid setting numhanizmi.

wh /w.-l Figs. 1. :2. 1th 11 1hr: setting sha't't ll ii; provided on in leli end. ioo i'in at l igjj. l. a disk 2 pro iilmi wiila tint-e whieh ot the than an .e,-pund with the three positions ting nn hanir m. lh recesses 92) are at v. iimi lo Y rr-ivr a roller i l mounted on ne arm oi a hell-erani; lever 5 pivoted at l and liIi-ilyi' the inllnenre of a spring; 7. vv' riiewr 1i; setting meehanism is moved than one position in anoil the roller i l a des in and oil! of lhe rem, 51:1 and said s tting nu-rhanism is thus maintained in anv its H po itions. the spring T hold 11);! the roller l in mil or th ther of th ili- Ml reee 1 1. i\ h m-\ r the seitin meeln FERH] irori normal po Hon t a hired ii m :n from a "hired pint posiiioin an amlihle in he iwllw'laiili a third arm 'h lo th toner end ol' nhirh is pivoted a springeonts alleil lai h W whleh is guided h v a pin UN The lateh W is provided with a pro iee- Lion in in, an"

lev r 5 is provnhwl 'nitli M1 whieh is adapted to pieli 'ne end of a hell-eranh lever i -1. The lever 1th. is under a spring llll am earries a sp.i 11.21"nu'zoileil lwil tapper 10.1. The downuarii moirment ol' said hell-eranli le ver .1 under the inlluenre ol' the spring l -l. is ari'osleil hv a proiertlon or stop ltltl the hell tapper 1113 to strike the. oell lllT. 'lrm hell til I will. therefore. he to l d each time the lever 3 is IUihttl upon its pivot lHi. it, heing' under tood that said lever M is roelied from the setting shaft 31 when said shaft i moved to set the meehzr nisin. see Fig; 32. lo prevent the hell lUT lining sounded when the setting meehanism is heins! returmd a normal position l the p r ing m ehanism. the lever is pro i'ided a third arm 11 51 adapted to he engaged hy a cam 109 rarried by the segment gear 7. The position of the. cam 109 is such ihat the tapper it)? will he held in an elevated posithm u hen the roller 94 rides out of the reeess 1 of the dis; .12. rorresponding! to they stopped rmsition. into the reress 9 11. rorrespondi11;: to the hired potiou. \v'heu the setting; me hanism rearhes f normal. ru' siiion the ram 109 releases the lever arm 10S and permits the hell tapper 105 to fall umler the inlluenee of the spring 101. thereby indicating to the operator that the setting ineehau cation being given during the printing operation. To prevent the setting mechanism heing returned manually to normal position during the operation of printing mechanism, the toliowing means is provided. Mounted on the printing; shaft 57 adjacent to the cam l i i a segment drum 110 in operative relation with a projeetion 111 carried by the at in o of the hell-crank lever 95, see Figs. 2, 1H and 12,). When the printing mechanism is in a normal position. the segment drum 110 lies out of the path of the projection 111 therehv permitting the roller 91 to ride in and out of the recesses of the disk 92. When the printing mechanism isactuated. the drum 111) moved into the path of the projeetion 111 therehy preventing the lever .15 heing roelted the roller 91 riding in and out of the recesses 93 and thereby lot-king the setting mechanism. However. at or about the time the segment gear 87 meshes with the segment gear $13. the drum 110 rides out of the path of the projection 111 therein unlorhing the setting mechanism. The drum llil... therefore. prevents the setting: merhanism being returned to a normal position by any means other than the printing nieehanism.

I'm 11hr row/Tiny mrvlu/m'sni. Figs. 1, J, I. um! .*"1 \.t the end of the returning mownienl of the setting mechanism to normal. the counters ronsistin a' of the wheels 1'2. 1 ll and 1'. are returned to a normal position. Mounted on the setting shaft. 31 is a dish 11; which earries a pawl 113 adaptml to engage a ratehet 111. freely mounted on the shaft 11. This mechanism is mount ed adjaeent to the Frame plate 10. The en gagement hetween the pawl 1115 and the ratchet 111' is eontrolled by a ram 115 extending from an arm 115 mounted on a pin 11h. see Figs. ('1 and T. The cam 11;") surrounds the shaft 31. The ratchet 111 is attarhed to a gear llT which is in mesh with w an idler pinion 11$ mounted on a pivot 119 and attaehed to an idler gear 12th see Figs. 1 and h. Said gear 1:20 is in mesh with an idler gear 1'21 mounted on the pin 116 and in mesh with a near 122 secured to the shaft 11 on whieh the counting wheels are mount ed. The shaft 11 is provided with a plurality ot' ratehets 123 of well known form. one for earh counting wheel, see Figs. 1, l and 12v Each ratehet 123 is provided with a recess 'lll adapted to receive the ends of individual pawls 125 which are under the inlluen e of springs 126. The said pawls 123 are mounted on the ratehets of the counting wheels. \Vhen the counting wheels are in a normal position. the pawls 125 he in the recess 121. and when said counting wheels are actuated during the process of wanting, the. said pawls ride out of said re resses, the ratchets 123 remaining stationary. When the setting mechanism and the shaft 31 are moved out of their normal position or to a for hire position, the pawl 113 is isengaged from the ratchet 114 by the \Vhen the shaft 31 is returned position, the cam 115 permits to engage the ratchet 114 and to rotate the shaft 11 through the agency of the interposed gear, through one complete revolution. During this one complete revolution of the shaft 11 all of the ratchets 123 will, at one point or another, pick up the pawls 125 and return the counting wheels to normal position. The ratchet 114 may be provided with an alining pawl 127 under the influence of a spring 128, see Fig. 7. At the time the counting wheels are re turned to normal position, the timing drum 22 is also returned to normal position by the shaft 11, said shaft 1.1 being provided on its left end with a ratchet 123 engaged by a pawl 125 which are identical with the ratchets and pawls of the counting wheels. Said pawl 125 of the timing drum is mounted upon a disk 129 on the shaft 21 upon which the timing drum 22 is mounted. Sec Figs. 1, 9 and 12. The timing drum will, therefore, be returned to a normal position concurrently with the counting wheels.

the pawl 113 positively hold said timing drum in their normal position, the following stops are provided. Each of the pawls 125 is provided with a projection 130 adapted to be engaged by movable [)HWlS 131 mounted on a sleevc E32 journaled on a shaft 133, see Figs. 4 and 8. The shaft 133 is journaled in the division plates 3 and 4,which may be the inking mechanism shaft shown and described in the hereinhefore mentioned application. mechanism is moved from a for hire position to a hired position and the counters placed in operative relation with their actuating mechanism, the pawls 131 are moved out of the path of the projections 130, thus permitting the cormting wheels to be actuated by a cam 134 on the setting shaft 31, see Figs. 1 and 8. The cam 134 is in operative relation with an arm 135 attached to the sleeve 132. The cam 134 moves the pawls 131 out of the path of the projections 130, while the spring 136 at tached to the arm 135 moves said pawls into the paths of said projections 130. The timing of the cam 134 is such that the pawls 131 wil1 be moved into the path of the promal positions.

It will be noted that if the inspector should inadvertently move the flag crank 31 he second or to the hired position before he elevates the pawl 66, the setting \Vhcn the setting I thus and otherwise the following lock is provided. Mounted on the right end of the shaft 31 is a disk 143 which carries a cam-latch 139, see Figs. 1 and 3. This cam-latch 139 is pivoted to the disk 113 at 142 and is under the control of a spring 141. The said cam-latch 139 cooperates with a pin l3S on a lever 137 pivotcd at 140. A spring 141 is provided which exerts an upward influence 011 the lever 137, which is adapted to engage the pawl 66 and to lock the tooth '72 in the recess 73 of the ratchet 74. When the setting mechanism is moved from a normal to hired position, the pin 138 on lever 137 rides upon the cam portion of the latch 139 until said pin rests upon the outer edge of the latch. Vhen in thi. position, the lever 137 looks the pawl 66 thereby preventing the inspector operating the printing mechanism by elevating the finger. member 77. When the machine is actuated by the travel of the vehicle upon which it is carried and the setting mechanism is moved to its third or stopped position preparatory to taking a printed record, the pin 138 will fall behind the cam-latch 139 and will travel behind the same during the time the setting mechanism is being moved from its third to its normal position.

Having described our invention, we claim. 1. In a taximeter, the combination of oscillating setting mechanism and printing: mechanism, connections between said setting and printing mechanisms including a rotatable gear 86 and an oscillating gear 87 mounted on the setting and printing shafts respectively whereby said setting mechanism is returned to a normal position at the f the operation of the printing mecha- 2. In a taximeter, the combination of oscillatin. setting mechanism and printing mechanism, a rotatable gear and an oscillating gear interposed between said setting and printing mechanisms, means holdin said setting mechanism in a locked condition inmeans movable with permit said setting turned to normal position at the end of the operation of the printing mechanism. In a taximeter, the combination cillating setting mechanism and mechanism, gears 86 said setting and printing mechanisms respectively, means including a pawl 65 adapted to maintain said setting mechanism in a locked condition, and means including a. cam adapted to actuate said pawl 65 to unlock 86 and 87.

said setting mechanism. substantially simultaneously with the engagement of the gears 4. In a taximeter, the combination of oscillating setting mechanism and printing mechanism, a gear 86 mounted on the shaft of said setting mechanism, a gear 87 mounted on the shaft of the printing mechanism. a disk 62 mounted on the shaft of the setting mechanism, a pawl 65 cooperating with said disk to lock and unlock said setting mechanism, and a cam 78 movable with the printing mechanism and engaging said pawl to unlock the setting mechanism substan tially simultaneously with the initial engagement of the gears 86 and 87, whereby the setting mechanism is returned to normal position when the operation of the print ing mechanism is completed.

5. In a taximeter, the combination of oscillating setting mechanism and printing mechanism, connections between said setting and printing mechanisms for returning the setting mechanism to normal position atthe completion of the printing operation and including gears 86 and 87, a disk (32 mounted on the shaft of the setting mechanism having surfaces (33 and-.fih...a pawl 5 cooperating with one of said surfaces to prevent the setting mechanism from being returned to normal until a complete operation thereof has been obtained, a'spring (37 normally controlling said pawl, and a cam 78 operated from the printing mechanism and adapted to engage the pawl 65 to release it from engagement with the disk 62 substantially simultaneously with the initial engagement of the gears 86 and 87, whereby the said setting mechanism is returned to normal position at the completion of the printing operation.

6. In a taximeter, the combination of oscillating setting mechanism and printing mechanism, a drum carried by the printing mechanism, a lever controlled by said drum to lock the setting mechanism at the initial operation of the printing operation, an gears 86 and 87 interposed between the set ting and printing mechanisms and adapted to return the setting mechanism to normal position at the completion of the printing operation.

7. In a taximeter, the combination of 0s cillating setting mechanism and printing mechanism, connections between said setting and printing mechanisms including gears 86 and 87 for returning to a normal position the setting mechanism at the completion of the operation of the printing mechanism, a lever 95 adapted to lock said setting mechanism at a predetermined time, and a drum 110 carried by the printing mechanism and adapted to lock said lever during the initial movement of the printing mechanism.

8. In a taximeter, the combination of an oscillating setting mechanism and printing mechanism. means for locking said printing mechanism omprising ratchet T-land pawl 66, means affected by the setting mechanism for actuating said printing locking lllflll'l'zi including a pawl 65. a pin (:8 on said pawl o5 normally engaging a part of the pawl to, and means for returning the setting mechanism to normal position and throwing the pawl fill into locking engagement with the ratchet Tl including a cam 7S engaging the pawl 65.

9. In a taximcter, the combinationof oscillating setting mechanism and printing mechanism, means adapted to return the setting mechanism to normal position at the termination of each operation of taking a print from said printing mechanism including gears So and 87. means permitting said gears to return the setting mechanism to normal including a pawl (37 and cam 78 said cam being movable with the printing mechanism to release the engagement between said pawl, and a signal device actuated from the setting mechanism to indicate the, return of the setting mechanism to normal.

10. In a taximeter, the combination of oscillating setting mechanism and printing mechanism including gears 86 and 87, means enabling said gears to return the setting mechanism to normal position at the conclusion of the printing operation including the pawl 5 and cam TS. an alarm device operated from the setting mechanism to indi cate the return of the setting mechanism to normal position including the angular lever 95, and means to prevent the operation of the alarm device before such return of the setting mechanism including the arm 10% and cam 109 carried on the gear 87.

11. In a taximeter, the counters and the actuating mechanism thereof, setting mechanism controlling the operative relation be tween said counters and their actuating mechanism, positive means actuated by said -setting mechanism for returning said counters to a normal position, and movable stops under the control of the setting mechanism adapted to limit the movement of said count crs to a normal position.

12. In a taximeter, the counters and the actuating mechanism thereof, setting mechanism controlling the. operative relation etween said counters and their actuating mechanism, gear and ratchet devices actuated by said setting mechanism for returning said counters to a normal position, and a movable stop actuated by said setting mechanism for limiting said counters to a normal position.

13. In a taximeter, the counters and the actuating mechanism thereof, setting mech anism controlling the operative relation be tween said counters and their actuating mechanism gear, ratchetand cam devices actuating the printing operation, and a locking device arranged between thesetvting and printing n'iacininisms to lock said setting mechanism during the initial operation of {imprinting ll'kfiti'lzlnirln.

In testimony whereof We afiix our sigma mm. in pi'vsem'e of two Wit-UCHSGS,

JOHN F. OHMER. W M. (7%. ORTH.

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